William Patton is a technology leader who has spent his career helping organizations make sense of hybrid cloud security and operations. He has worked with everyone from massive global enterprises to public sector agencies and universities, focusing on practical ways to automate, simplify, and scale securely. William has worn both pre-sales and post-sales hats — […]

A CSAC-credentialed IT executive and 2025 AI50 award winner, Ben brings a rare depth of experience across local, state, and federal government. His career spans roles at Placer and Nevada counties, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and collaborative projects with state agencies, giving him a panoramic view of public sector technology. Ben specializes in artificial […]

Greg is a senior security partner strategist on the AWS Global Security & Compliance Acceleration Partner Team, helping partners and customers meet their security and authorization needs – whether it be architecting, configuring, deploying, or integrating tools and controls. Throughout his career, Greg has excelled at partner and customer communication and security and compliance support. […]

Gail Repsher Emery is director of content with MeriTalk. She leads a team of writers who translate complex technology and business topics into compelling marketing and communications materials for top technology brands. Gail is a former government technology journalist and taught journalism at American University.